The task is challenging. The reasons are clear - for our children, for ourselves. Find out how our program can help your organization create global warming action and accountability today!
On the Edge: Protecting California’s Fish and Waterfowl from Global Warming (1.6MB PDF file)
This cutting-edge report by the PCL Foundation and the National Wildlife Federation describes the impacts of global warming on California’s fish and waterfowl and our outdoor economy. It also outlines achievable, effective solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reform management of California’s water, and help protect wildlife from global warming. If you are a journalist covering the release of this report, please contact Matt Vander Sluis.
Local Climate Action Initiative
PCL’s Local Climate Action Initiative creates a venue for grassroots environmental leaders to learn about policies their local governments can adopt to cut the global warming pollution from new developments. We offer workshops and a toolkit of education and advocacy materials with examples of successful community campaigns, policy templates, fact sheets, sample press releases, etc. To request a workshop in your community, please contact Matt Vander Sluis.
Download the Local Climate Action Initiative Toolkit (1.4MB PDF file)v
CEQA and Global Warming Legal Memo (177K PDF file)
Download a copy of this legal paper which describes how the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires state and local agencies that approve development projects to identify the potential contributions to global warming from those developments and to adopt measures to mitigate or avoid those impacts.
Teaming With Wildlife
Join the national Teaming With Wildlife coalition to help safeguard wildlife and their habitats from the impacts of global warming. This coalition of more than 6,000 organizations works to increase public funding for wildlife conservation and related education and recreation. Coalition members in California have recently launched a new initiative to address the effects of global warming on wildlife by updating California’s Wildlife Action Plan (WAP) to better incorporate global warming and securing sufficient funding to dramatically scale up implementation of the WAP. Sign up with Teaming today.
Our Global Warming Program works throughout California to create an informed and engaged constituency who advocate for strong global warming policies at all levels of government. We bring our policy expertise to the state Capitol in Sacramento and to state agencies to promote sound policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from land use and water management decisions. In partnership with the National Wildlife Federation, we also engage California sportsmen and conservationists to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help wildlife survive the unavoidable impacts of global warming.